syria through diplomacy, through inspections, through an opening up of the process. and if we can get that done in a verifiable way, all the process arguments and all the arguments about what happened, what didn't happen, who said what will be irrelevant. you know who studies the process that goes into presidential decisions? presidential historians. you know what the american people care about? did you get a result. >> do you think the president in a way has boxed himself in? and if these negotiations fall apart, let's just say it falls apart. that now he has to use force? whether he goes to the congress or not? >> and should he go to the congress? >> one and two. >> would you tell him to go? >> question, two yes, he should go. he should continue to engage. >> do you want all your members to vote on this? >> do you think he's boxed himself in so now he has to use force? >> no, i believe he did what most presidents would do. you are managing a crisis.